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Seth Jolly @sethkjolly.bsky.social · 20h

Congrats!!

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Maxwell School @maxwellsu.bsky.social · 15d

👏 Maxwell Ph.D. candidates Nicholas D’Amico, Hannah Radner and Jingding Wang have been honored by the @apsa.bsky.social for research on global finance, elections and LGBTQ political identity. @supolisci.bsky.social

PhD Candidates’ Work Recognized by American Political Science Association

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 20d

After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.

Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel

Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.

www.yahoo.com

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Seth Jolly @sethkjolly.bsky.social · 21d

Our latest @chesdata.bsky.social dataset on party positions was announced in @electoralstudies.bsky.social. They have a great dataset section.

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Seth Jolly @sethkjolly.bsky.social · 27d

@elizabethbitmeehan.com shared the PDF link, which is much easier to search and read than the app: bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Seth Jolly @sethkjolly.bsky.social · 29d

Amazing, I’m pretty sure your arrival time is 3 not 2 though 🥳🥳🥳

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Seth Jolly @sethkjolly.bsky.social · 29d

I’m not headed to Vancouver, can you give one to @sgadarian.bsky.social for me?

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Sebastian Karcher @adam42smith.bsky.social · 29d

By Dennis Rasmussen, one of my colleagues here @supolisci.bsky.social -- also got a very enjoyable audiobook version, highly recommended.

paraschopra.com @paraschopra.com · 29d

What a magnificiantly charming #book!

Accounts for the deep friendship between two historical giants - David Hume and Adam Smith.

Even though their ideas changed the world, as people they were both deeply committed to friendships and good humor that comes with it.

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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 29d

📢 EPSS community updates! 

We’re excited to share some milestones and announcements with you 👇

epssnet.org/news/

EPSS News & Updates | Political Science Announcements

Get the latest news, conference announcements, and organizational updates from the European Political Science Society (EPSS).

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Seth Jolly @sethkjolly.bsky.social · Sep 8

Thanks Bit! I'm not attending this year but will definitely utilize this. I'm glad to know this option exists!

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Seth Jolly @sethkjolly.bsky.social · Sep 8

Now this is new tech I can get behind: www.bbc.com/news/article...

Tesco trials avocado ripeness scanners in five stores

Fans of the fruit are divided over whether it's a shopping hack or if a squeeze test should suffice.

www.bbc.com

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Seth Jolly @sethkjolly.bsky.social · Sep 8

I also miss that view a lot. A PDF version of the old thick book would work perfectly well for me. I hate the click back and forth.

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Seth Jolly @sethkjolly.bsky.social · Sep 4

You’re a rockstar, Catherine, anywhere would be lucky to have you!!

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Seth Jolly @sethkjolly.bsky.social · Sep 4

Congrats @catherinedevries.bsky.social! And I second Vicente’s excitement, what a great move for the department.

Vicente Valentim @valentimvicente.bsky.social · Sep 4

I cannot overstate how exciting this is.

@catherinedevries.bsky.social is one of the most brilliant and influential scholars out there, as well as a kind and amazing mentor.

Can't wait to have her join our department soon!

IE Political Science @iepolisci.bsky.social · Sep 4

We are super excited that Catherine de Vries will join IE University as Full Professor of Political Science, Chair of our Department, and Vice Dean at IE's SPEGA in January.

We look forward to having her as a colleague and leader in our growing department!

www.catherinedevries.eu

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Seth Jolly @sethkjolly.bsky.social · Sep 4

Congrats! That’s fantastic news.

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Seth Jolly @sethkjolly.bsky.social · Aug 25

Seth Jolly @sethkjolly.bsky.social · Aug 18

Congrats Catherine!

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Aug 14

this guy is savage

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Aug 14

Mamdani on Cuomo: "I don't need to do much to make the governor appear extremely dislikable."

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Seth Jolly @sethkjolly.bsky.social · Aug 7

Claude solves this easily:

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Seth Jolly @sethkjolly.bsky.social · Aug 7

I thought the same thing. I’ve averaged more than 24 for years.

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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · Aug 7

EPSA have announced that they will hold a conference in July 2026.

😵‍💫 We understand that there might be some confusion about EPSS and EPSA.

👉🏽 So we thought we would clarify some things.

A short 🧵

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Seth Jolly @sethkjolly.bsky.social · Aug 6

When I turned on iPad 26 beta, i was very surprised at that icon. That’s a … choice.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Aug 5

kennedy is going to kill a lot of people

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Aug 5

WASHINGTON (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces he will cancel $500 million in vaccine development projects.

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Catherine E. de Vries @catherinedevries.bsky.social · Aug 1

🚨 Very excited to share that the call for papers for the EPSS annual conference in Belfast 2026 is live.

🔝 Lots of innovation to enrich the way we exchange ideas in political science in Europe.

🙏🏼 Sharing is caring!

EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · Aug 1

The European Political Science Society is now accepting paper & panel proposals for its annual conference!

📢 Call for Papers: EPSS 2026 – Belfast 
🗓️ June 18–20, 2026 
📍 ICC Belfast 
📬 Deadline: Nov 7, 2025

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Thomas M. Meyer @thomasmmeyer.bsky.social · Jul 31

The @epssnet.bsky.social call for the 2026 conference in Belfast opened today! 😮

epssnet.org/belfast-2026...

Deadline: 7 November 2025

Call for Papers | EPSS Belfast 2026 Conference

Submit your abstract or full paper for EPSS Belfast 2026. Share cutting‑edge political science research, network with peers & contribute to academic impact.

epssnet.org

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